Statement
5.5.7. A gas is in a vessel at a pressure of 2 MPa and a temperature of 27 °C. After being heated by 50 °C, only half of the gas (by mass) remains in the vessel. Determine the steady-state pressure.
Solution
Since the volume of the vessel remains constant,
Using the ideal gas law, the ratio of pressure and volume to mass and temperature is constant for a given gas:
Expressing the final pressure
We are given the initial pressure
The initial temperature is
The gas is heated by
The remaining mass is half of the initial mass, so
Substituting these into the equation:
Calculating the value: